Arti, the Rust rewrite of Tor, brings circuit isolation and onion service improvements in its 1.8.0 release.

The following packages may require manual intervention due to the upgrade from 9.0 to 10.0:

• aspnet-runtime
• aspnet-targeting-pack
• dotnet-runtime
• dotnet-sdk
• dotnet-source-built-artifacts
• dotnet-targeting-pack

pacman may display the following error failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies) for the affected packages.

If you are affected by this and require the 9.0 packages, the following commands will update e.g. aspnet-runtime to aspnet-runtime-9.0:

pacman -Syu aspnet-runtime-9.0

pacman -Rs aspnet-runtime

Gearing up for Tuxmas season 🎅

Building a NAS in your homelab? Here are the choices of operating systems you can use.

Ubuntu 26.04 will be a long-term support release, but not all of its official flavours will be as 2 of the 10 official Ubuntu flavours have not applied for LTS status.

You're reading Two Ubuntu Flavours Won’t Be LTS Releases Next Year, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

The Divine D. is set to come with LoRa networking, hardware privacy switches, and local AI processing.

Canonical teams up with AMD to package ROCm directly in Ubuntu.

Anthropic's MCP, Block's goose, and OpenAI's AGENTS.md form the foundation of this new initiative.

An in-depth look at 'another new Chromium-based web browser" that is "different from the other Chromium-based web browsers".

Ubuntu's Yaru theme will closely follow the vanilla GNOME Shell design in the upcoming 26.04 release, as its developers aim to reduce the maintenance burden.

You're reading Ubuntu 26.04 Will Look More Like Vanilla GNOME Shell, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

Canonical will package AMD ROCm directly in the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS repos, making it much easier to get GPU-accelerated workloads running on the distro.

You're reading Canonical is Bringing AMD ROCm to Ubuntu 26.04 Repos, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

Hello community, here we have another set of package updates. Welcome to our new development cycle of Manjaro 25.1.0, code-named ‘Anh-Linh’.We will focus on Plasma 6.5 series and will introduce GNOME 49, maybe Cosmic 1.0 (Beta).

Current Promotions

• Get the latest Gaming Laptop by Slimbook powered by Manjaro: Slimbook Manjaro III
• Protect your personal data, keep yourself safe with Surfshark VPN: See current promotion

Recent News

• Manjaro 25.0 Zetar released
• Manjaro Summit public Alpha now available
• As of Linux 5.4.302, the 5.4 series is now EOL (End Of Life). Please install 5.10 LTS (Long Term Support) or 5.15 LTS.
• As of Linux 6.16.12, the 6.16 series is now EOL (End Of Life). Please install 6.17 stable and/or 6.12 LTS (Long Term Support).

Valkey to replace Redis in the [extra] Repository (click for more details) Previous News Finding information easier about Manjaro (click for more details) Notable Package Updates

• KDE Plasma 6.5.4
• Firefox 146.0 and 147.0b1
• Updates to Deepin, Python and Haskell

Additional Info Python 3.13 info (click for more details) Info about AUR packages (click for more details)

Get our latest daily developer images now from Github: Plasma, GNOME, XFCE. You can get the latest stable releases of Manjaro from CDN77.

Our current supported kernels

• linux54 5.4.302 [EOL]
• linux510 5.10.247
• linux515 5.15.197
• linux61 6.1.159
• linux66 6.6.119
• linux612 6.12.61
• linux617 6.17.11
• linux618 6.18.0
• linux61-rt 6.1.158_rt58
• linux66-rt 6.6.116_rt66
• linux612-rt 6.12.57_rt14
• linux617-rt 6.17.5_rt7

Package Changes (12/9/25 19:20 CET)

• testing core x86_64: 2 new and 2 removed package(s)
• testing extra x86_64: 348 new and 450 removed package(s)
• testing multilib x86_64: 2 new and 2 removed package(s)

A list of all changes can be found here.

Click to view the poll.

Check if your mirror has already synced:

• Mirror-Check Service

6 posts - 5 participants

Read full topic

by George Whittaker

One of the most widely deployed Linux kernels has officially reached the end of its lifecycle. The maintainers of the Linux kernel have confirmed that Linux 5.4, once a cornerstone of countless servers, desktops, and embedded devices, is now end-of-life (EOL). After years of long-term support, the branch has been retired and will no longer receive upstream fixes or security updates.

A Kernel Release That Defined a Generation of Linux Systems

When Linux 5.4 debuted, it made headlines for bringing native exFAT support, broader hardware compatibility, and performance improvements that many distributions quickly embraced. It became the foundation for major OS releases, including Ubuntu LTS, certain ChromeOS versions, Android kernels, and numerous appliance and IoT devices.

Its long support window made it a favorite for organizations seeking stability over bleeding-edge features.

What End-of-Life Actually Means

With the EOL announcement, the upstream kernel maintainers are officially done with version 5.4. That means:

• No more security patches

• No more bug fixes or performance updates

• No regressions or vulnerabilities will be addressed

Some enterprise vendors may continue backporting patches privately, but the public upstream branch is now frozen. For most users, that makes 5.4 effectively unsafe to run.

Why This Matters for Users and Organizations

Many devices, especially embedded systems, tend to run kernels for much longer than desktops or servers. If those systems continue using 5.4, they now risk exposure to unpatched vulnerabilities.

Running an unsupported kernel can also create compliance issues for companies operating under strict security guidelines or certifications. Even home users running older LTS distributions may unknowingly remain on a kernel that’s no longer protected.

Upgrading Is the Clear Next Step

With 5.4 retired, users should begin planning an upgrade to a supported kernel line. Today’s active long-term support kernels include more modern branches such as 6.1, 6.6, and 6.8, which provide:

• Better CPU and GPU support

• Significant security improvements

• Enhanced performance and energy efficiency

• Longer future support windows

Before upgrading, organizations should test workloads, custom drivers, and hardware, especially with specialized or embedded deployments.

Go to Full Article

Swiss startup offers remote access to living neural networks for research.

You can ask questions about any book in your library and run AI models locally via LM Studio.

You probably do not even realize how much you have improved since your first day with Linux. Let me remind you of that.

The post How to Keep Remote SSH Processes Alive Even When Disconnected first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

SSH or Secure Shell in simple terms is a way by which a person can remotely access another user on

The post How to Keep Remote SSH Processes Alive Even When Disconnected first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

Firefox 146 is out with fractional scaling on Wayland, local backups on Windows, and new tab weather widget rollout. A quiet but solid update for all platforms.

You're reading Firefox 146 Brings Full Fractional Scaling Support on Wayland, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

Hello community, here we have another set of package updates. Welcome to our new development cycle of Manjaro 25.1.0, code-named ‘Anh-Linh’.We will focus on Plasma 6.5 series and will introduce GNOME 49, maybe Cosmic 1.0 (Beta).

We managed to stabilize ‘Anh-Linh’ enough to release this update to our stable branch. However, users of Plasma and GNOME may lose their X11 session support. Therefore read our Known issues and solutions section before restarting your systems!

Current Promotions

• Get the latest Gaming Laptop by Slimbook powered by Manjaro: Slimbook Manjaro III
• Protect your personal data, keep yourself safe with Surfshark VPN: See current promotion

Recent News

• Manjaro 25.0 Zetar released
• Manjaro Summit public Alpha now available
• As of Linux 5.4.302, the 5.4 series is now EOL (End Of Life). Please install 5.10 LTS (Long Term Support) or 5.15 LTS.
• As of Linux 6.16.12, the 6.16 series is now EOL (End Of Life). Please install 6.17 stable and/or 6.12 LTS (Long Term Support).

Valkey to replace Redis in the [extra] Repository (click for more details) Previous News Finding information easier about Manjaro (click for more details) Notable Package Updates

• Kernels got updated
  • including firmware and binutils updates/rebuilds
  • Kernel 6.16 series was marked EOL
  • linux616 got removed
  • linux615-rt got removed
  • linux616-rt got removed
  • linux617-rt got added
  • Linux-Firmware updates
• Xorg-Server 21.1.21
• Firefox 145.0.2 and 146.0b8
• Thunderbird 145.0
• COSMIC Beta 9
• GNOME 49.2
• LXQt 2.3.0
• Plasma 6.5.3
• KDE Frameworks 6.20.0
• KDE Gear 25.08.3
• NVIDIA 570.207 and 580.105.08
• Gambas 3.21.1
• ROCm 7.1.1
• WebKitGTK 2.50.3
• Mesa 25.3.1
• Qt 6.10.1
• GStreamer 1.26.8
• Pamac 11.7.4
• GStreamer 1.26.9
• Bluez 5.85
• Blender 5.0.0
• LibreOffice 25.8.3 and 25.2.7
• Vivaldi 7.7
• Systemd 258
• Mkinitcpio 40
• Grub 2.14rc1
• Dracut 109
• Certbot 5.1.0
• OpenSearch 3.3.0
• Qemu 10.1.1
• amdvlk got removed
• Pipewire 1.4.9
• Vulkan SDK 1.4.328.1
• Wine 10.20
• Erlang 28.1
• Yoshimi 2.3.5
• initial build of Manjaro Control Panel, 2025
• Haskell and Python updates

Additional Info Python 3.13 info (click for more details) Info about AUR packages (click for more details)

Get our latest daily developer images now from Github: Plasma, GNOME, XFCE. You can get the latest stable releases of Manjaro from CDN77.

ISOs including this update can be found here:

Anh-Linh 25.1-pre1 (2025-12-08)

Download XFCE (click for more details) Download GNOME (click for more details) Download KDE (click for more details)

Our current supported kernels

• linux54 5.4.302 [EOL]
• linux510 5.10.247
• linux515 5.15.197
• linux61 6.1.159
• linux66 6.6.119
• linux612 6.12.61
• linux617 6.17.11
• linux618 6.18.0
• linux61-rt 6.1.158_rt58
• linux66-rt 6.6.116_rt66
• linux612-rt 6.12.57_rt14
• linux617-rt 6.17.5_rt7

Package Changes (12/7/25 23:59 CET)

• stable core x86_64: 152 new and 152 removed package(s)
• stable extra x86_64: 7048 new and 7233 removed package(s)
• stable multilib x86_64: 110 new and 130 removed package(s)

A list of all changes can be found here.

Click to view the poll.

Check if your mirror has already synced:

• Mirror-Check Service

204 posts - 105 participants

Read full topic

RAM and SSD prices are skyrocketing as manufacturers prioritize AI servers over consumer PCs.